but James Hetfield (Metallica) and Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) they are the same age that I have. So they too are old is not it?
Rediscovering my love for Pantera. Nothing like not listening to a band for several years.
In retrospect, I see my preference of Damageplan was nostalgia. I haven't enjoyed Pantera this much since I was 15.
Pantera will always crush. FBD will always be my favorite album.
Yes they are rednecks, yes there is a lot of tough guy machismo, yes most of their biggest fans are borderline retarded, but they had some of the greatest riffage and overall band chemistry ever in metal.
I love early Pantera. Yeah haters gonna hate. So what! One of my favorite records is Far Beyond Driven. <333
Just as I still like early Metallica or early Nightwish. Fuck that shit, some of that stuff was awesome!
But of course(unrelated to Pantera), people generally LOVE to jump on the 'yeah they were good but now they suck ' bandwagon , especially when it comes to bands who achieve more mainstream success. It might be true that they end up sucking as a consequence, but the old stuff's still there let's be serious.
Something similar happened to Slayer at one point, and lately I've heard similar unjustifiable opinions about the new Nevermore too.